Montagu · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Montagu

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Very few residents in Montagu spend their time volunteering or caring for others. Only 9.0% of the population volunteer, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. This suggests a quiet community where few people take on formal unpaid roles.

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📍 Montagu, Suburb / Locality

Where Montagu sits — Volunteers

9.0% ▼ -54.3%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Montagu — lower than 89% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Montagu9.0%
7330, TAS 18.7%
Tasmania 18.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Only 9.0% of people in Montagu volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This is well below the Tasmania rate of 18.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.

9.0% ▼ -54.3%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.6%
  • 2016: 14.9%
  • 2021: 9.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care for children is much lower than most areas at 16.4%, well below the national figure of 26.3%. However, 26.9% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the Tasmania rate of 21.9%.

9.0% ▲ +25.4%

Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.1%
  • 2016: 4.5%
  • 2021: 9.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

16.4% ▼ -41.2%

Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.9%
  • 2016: 37.3%
  • 2021: 16.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

26.9% ▲ +0.3%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.8%
  • 2016: 35.8%
  • 2021: 26.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.

Defence service

People who served in the Australian Defence Force.

No one in Montagu has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and well below the 4.0% recorded across Tasmania.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Montagu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60412/montagu/topic/community